Professional Coin Grading Service

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2015 PCGS Services and Fees

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Effective January 1, 2015

SUBMISSION TYPES

GRADING: For raw coins (not encapsulated). Minimum Grade - you may (but are not required to) specify a minimum acceptable grade (only available for coins dated 1965 to date). Coins graded below the minimum acceptable grade will not be holdered; however, the full grading fee will be charged.

REGRADE: For a coin previously graded by PCGS you feel might be worthy of a higher grade, submit it in the holder. The coin will be removed from the PCGS holder and regraded. Minimum grades are not accepted. If the coin grades lower, the terms of the PCGS guarantee will apply. For full discloser of the PCGS guarantee, visit www.pcgs.com/guarantee.html.

CROSSOVER: For a coin previously graded (currently encapsulated) by another grading service. Minimum Grade: PCGS will holder the coin only if it meets or exceeds your specific request notated in the Minimum Grade column on the front of the form.

Please specify one of the following options in the minimum grade column on the front of the form. If you leave this area blank, PCGS will assume the minimum grade is the grade currently on the holder.

CURRENT - Requests coin to cross at grade listed on holder

ANY – Requests coin to cross at any numerical grade (01-70)

DETAILS – Request Genuine with Details

LOWER GRADE – If you would like to specify a lower grade than listed on the holder, write your acceptable numerical grade (include suffix if applicable).

Fees: Standard grading fees will apply whether the coin crosses or not. Coins that do cross will also be charged a Guarantee Premium based on the value of the coin.*

RECONSIDERATION: Use the Reconsideration service if you would like to have your coin regraded without being removed from its current holder. Minimum grades are not allowed. There are four Reconsideration service options (only one options is allowed per submission). Learn More.

REHOLDER: Re-encapsulation of a PCGS-graded coin. The coin will not be regraded.

*The Guarantee Premium is equal to 1% of the value of the coin in its final grade. The value of the coin is determined by the PCGS Price Guide value for that grade or the Declared Value of the coin, if the Price Guide value is not available. The minimum amount for the Guarantee Premium is $5. PCGS reserves the right to make the final determination of the coin’s value.

For PCGS Secure, Add $5 per coin in addition to the Grading Fee.
Excludes Rarities, Show Rarity and Guarantee Resubmission.

SERVICE

PCGS
GRADING FEE

MAXIMUM
COIN VALUE

ESTIMATED TURNAROUND
(Business Days)

RARITIES

$250 + 1%*

None

2 - 5 days

WALKTHROUGH

$125

$100,000

2 days

EXPRESS

$60

$20,000

5 days

REGULAR

$32

$3,000

15 days

ECONOMY(Non-Gold, Non-Hammered)
(Pre-1932 Chinese and Pre-1925 Russian coins must be submitted at the Regular Service level or higher.)

If you are submitting a PCGS encapsulated coin for Variety Attribution or TrueView Imaging Service, you are responsible for the corresponding grading or reholder fee.

Add 3-5 days to Service Level turnaround time.

Tokens and Medals should be submitted under the appropriate service level based on their declared values. To review Tokens and Medals PCGS currently authenticates and grades please Click Here. (Not available for on-site grading.)

A $10 handling fee is required for each submission in addition to grading fee.

There will be a $2 shipping fee (per box) when using your own shipping account.

On-Site Grading – All orders submitted for on-site grading that are not picked up by the end of show (normal PCGS show hours) will be taken back to PCGS headquarters and shipped directly to you. An additional $2 (per order) will be charged on top of the standard shipping and handling fees which are based upon the number of coins and the total declared value.

Turnaround times are estimated in business days and are not guaranteed. The turnaround does not begin until the business day following the submission being entered into the grading system.

Genuine Service: Any coin that is not gradable but still genuine may be encapsulated under our Genuine Service. Only one option is allowed per submission form. There are three different Genuine options: 1) Genuine with Details (default) will print the coin problem as well as a details grade; 2) Genuine no Details; 3) Do not holder Genuine-only coins. Genuine, Details of, or Net Graded coins can be crossed as Genuine (with or without details grade). You cannot specify a minimum details grade for genuine coins. NOTE: Full grading fee will be charged.

U.S.P.S DOMESTIC POSTAGE AND INSURANCE RATE CHART

PRIORITY MAIL

EXPRESS MAIL

REGISTERED MAIL

TOTAL DECLARED VALUE

Number of Coins

$1 - $1,000

$1,001 - $5,000

$5,001 - $15,000

$15,001 - $50,000

$50,001 - $100,000

$100,001 - $150,000

1 - 4

$19.95

$27.95

$32.95

$51.95

$92.95

$132.95

5 - 25

$24.95

$32.95

$37.95

$58.95

$102.95

$152.95

26+

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Declared Value over $150,000 - ADD $10 for each $10,000 up to $200,000 (Maximum per package).
For packaging over $200,000, please contact Customer Service.